Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

The Harbour area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Houghton , and the 175th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Harbour (DH4 7DF) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% higher than the Houghton average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Harbour (DH4 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirlmere Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Shiney Row

Crime Over Time in The Harbour area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Council Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Pit —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Crescent Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑